Sanitary milk cabinet



May 24, 1932. PER LEE B. GROJEAN 1,859,391

SANITARY MILK CABINET Filed Aug. 18, 1930 III Ora

INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY Patented May 24, 1932 UNETED s'rA'rss PATENT. OFFICE PER LEE B. GROJEAN, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES W.

CAKES, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO SANITARY MILK CABINET Application filed August 18, rest Serial no.47a153.

The present invention is directed to improvements in sanitary milk cabinets for household use.

V The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this character so constructed that a bottle or bottles containing milk can be placed in the cabinet and the cover thereof locked to prevent surreptitious removal of the bottles from the cabinet.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind constructed in such manner that the cover of the cabinet cannot be locked until a milk bottle has been placed therein. Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this type wherein the cover thereof will be substantially closed, but not locked, when the cabinet is empty, thus preventing the entrance of dust and moisture.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character provided with. novel means for preventing locking of the cover until a bottle has been placed in the cabinet, the construction being extremely simple, durable, eflicient in operation, and one which can be manufactured at a small cost.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a top plane view, the cover elevated.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View, the cover being lowered, but not locked.

Figure 3 is a similar view, showing the cover locked.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the cabinet preferably formed from sheet metal and of the shape shown. This cabinet is provided with ears 2 in order that securing devices may be engaged therewith to secure the cabinet to a suitable support.

The cabinet has mounted therein cells 3 formed from aluminum, three cells being illustrated, but it will be of course understood that the number may be decreased or increased, as desired. As shown the outermost cells are-of a-size to receive quart size bottles, While the middlecell is somewhat smaller for receiving a pint or half pint size bottle.

The front wall 4 of the cabinet is provided with a pair of spaced bearings 5 in which the ends of the shaft 6 is journaled, there being also carried by said wall a lock 7 having in the upper end of its casing a slot 8 for receiving the catch carried by the cover to be hereinafter described. The lock is of convention- 50 al form and. may be unlocked by a key.

The shaft has fixed near its ends levers 9, which depend into the outer cells 3, the purpose of which will appear later. c

"The wallet is further provided with a recess 10 in which the lock 7 tits, and secured to said lock is one end of a coil spring 11, the other end of which is fixed to an arm 12, and serves toinormally hold the arm yieldably engaged with the lock casing. The arm 12 isfixed centrally to the shaft 6 and is alined witliazlever 13, which depends into the central cell 3. r

Theupper end of the arm 12 has formed therein a slot 14 for slidably receivinga pin 15 carried by a slide plate 16,which is adapted to close the slot 8 of the lock 7 when the cells are empty, and at which time the spring 11 will retain the plate 16 in position to close said slot 8, and will further hold the respecso tive levers in inclined positions within the cells so that they will be in positions to be swung toward the frontwall of the cabinet when a bottle is placed ineither cell. Obviousl-y when a bottle swings a lever forwardly the plate 16 will he slid inwardly since this operation rocks the shaft 6.

The cover 17 is hingedly connected to the rear wall of the cabinet and carries a hookcatch 18 formovement into the slot 80f the O0 lock for engagement with the usual lock bolt thereof, not shown. The cover is further provided with a flange 19 which will overlap the upper edge of the cabinet to effectively close the same when the cover is unlocked, but in a substantially closed position, thus preventing the entrance of water and dust.

It will be apparent that when the cells are empty the plate 16 will cover the slot 8 and prevent the catch-hook 18 from entering the i When this has been done the cover is swung down and the hook-catch will enter the slot and lock the same. removed from the cabinet by using a key adapted to the lock.

Since the cells are formed from aluminum,

they will be rust proof and will aid inrestaining the bottles in a cool state when placed therein in warm weather.

The cells may besupported in the cabinet in any'suitable manher, and are surrounded by a packing or in- The bottles can then be In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

PER LEE B. GROJEAN.

sulation 20 of Balsam wood pulp, which 7 serves to retain i the bottles cool in warm weather and prevent freezing of the contents invcold weather.

Whatiis claimed is v 1. A cabinet having cells therein, a shaft pivotally supported by the cabinet and having'levers fixed thereto which depend into the cells, and arm carried by the shaft, a plate connected with the arm, a lock easing carried by the cabinet and having a slot therein, acover-for the cabinet having a hook-catch carried thereby, means for yieldably holding the plate in position for closing the slot to prevent entrance of the hook-catch, said levers being operable upon depositing a bottle in a cell to rock the shaft to cause the arm to slide the plate to uncover the slot,as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A cabinet having a plurality of cells therein, a lock casing carried by the cabinet andhaving a slot therein, a shaft journaled on the front wall of the cabinet and having levers carried thereby depending into each cell, acove r hingedly connected to the cabinet and having a hook-catch thereon, a plate slidably and pivotally connected to an arm on the shaft, a spring connecting the arm and lock casing-serving to hold the levers in angular positions within the cells and the plate in a position to close said slot to prevent entrance of'the hook-catch thereinto, thereby preventing locking of the cover, said levers being adapted to swing when engaged by a bottle i the plate in a direction to-uncover the slot to deposited in a cell to rock the shaft to slide permit entrance of said hook-catch into the slot.

.3. A device of the class described comprisingv a cabinet having a cell therein, a lock carried by theeabinet, a cover for the cabinet, said lock havinga slot-formed therein, a hook-catch carried'by the -cover,ra plate normally closing said slot and preventing entrance of the hook-catch thereinto to hold the cover in a substantially closed position,-an 

